good morning, everyone. poppy is off this week. saraside sidner is here. let s get started with five things to know for this thursday, august 31st. north carolina now getting pummel led by heavy rains from idalia. the tropical storm is packing a punch with 60 mile per hour winds after leaving a path of devastation in florida. mitch mcconnell freezes up in front of reporters, again. it s the second time this has happened this summer raising questions about both his health and his political future. and the attorney general says donald trump inn flated his wealth by $2.2 billion in a single year. this is part of the civil fraud lawsuit against the president and the trump organization. also a federal judge says rudy giuliani is liable for defaming two georgia election workers in his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. this is the first legal judgment against his former attorney ask an unsparing one after he failed to hand over crucial evidence in the case.
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m max foster joining you from london. ahead on cnn newsroom. the investigation into the alaska airline flight has a new spoke ing smoking gun. we re going to send components back to our lab in d.c. for further examination. the republican front run former president trump is urging his supporters not to grow complacent. can we endure another four years of donald trump. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is set to meet with top israeli officials including benjamin netanyahu. it s clearly not in the interest of anyone to see this escalate. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. this is 9:00 a.m. in london, it s 1:00 a.m. in washington state. boeing is set to hold an all-employee meeting on safety as the company faces scrutiny over the quality of its aircraft. this comes as alaska airlines says its maintenance technicians found loose hardware on so
Iowa caucuses. president biden is kicking off his reelection campaign with some sharp attacks on donald trump. kiley ath wood has those details. hello, iowa. reporter: the iowa caucuses one week away. the republican front runner former president trump is urging supporters not to grow com complacent. you re only about 40 points up, but don t believe that either. pretend you re 1 point down. you re 1 point down. you have to get out and you have to vote. reporter: after months of targeting ron desantis, trump now attacking former south carolina governor hale hale more than ever before. at his rallies she will sell you out. reporter: and new tv ads. nikki haley refused to call illegals criminals. reporter: is haley firing back. if they are lying, it s because they know they are losing. it s that simple.